title: Bacteremia caused by Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis.
abstract: Desulfovibrio species are anaerobic gram-negative, pleomorphic bacilli rarely causing infection in humans. In the present report, we describe a case of bacteremia caused by Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis. The patient, for whom biapenem was administered, rapidly improved without any sequelae. As far as we know, this is the first case report of infection by Desulfovibrio species in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Toride Kyodo General Hospital, 2-1-1 Hongo, Toride, Ibaraki, 302-0022, Japan. kensa@toride-kyodo-hp.or.jp
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Urata
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hino
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoda
authors.forename: Kiyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamai
authors.forename: Yoshiya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kodaira
authors.forename: Shigemi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hitomi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003901:Desulfovibrio / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045824:Desulfovibrionaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013845:Thienamycins; D002437:Cefazolin; C065257:biapenem